Both Uses
appropriate
in
Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl - Definitive Edition
(Edited)
- Jokes like "Oh, don't worry, they can't all fall on him" or "One bomb is all it takes" are hardly appropriate in this situation.
p. 60.5appropriate = suitable (fitting) for the situation
- Inside was a little gift for everyone, including an appropriate verse.
p. 80.9 *appropriate = suitable (fitting) for the situationeditor's notes: In this context, verse is a synonym for poem.
Definitions:
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(1)
(appropriate as in: it is appropriate) suitable (fitting) for a particular situation
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(2)
(appropriate as in: appropriate from their culture) to take without asking -- often without right
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(3)
(appropriate as in: Congress will appropriate funds) to set aside for a particular use
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)